Aboriginal languages initiative program

Schools are encouraged to support Aboriginal community members in their role as speakers and teachers of Aboriginal languages. Aboriginal language tutors are responsible for helping students to learn an Aboriginal language that has been approved by the local community. NESA provides guidance for the teaching of Aboriginal language programs for students from Kindergarten to Year 10 in schools through its Aboriginal Languages K—10 Syllabus, June , which is available here.

Phone : 02 Email : Aboriginal. Programs det. In addition, the SPI will further the objectives of the Framework by ensuring:. The objective of the Strategic Partnerships Initiative is to increase economic development opportunities for Aboriginal Canadians by stimulating partnerships between federal and non-federal partners within key sectors of the Canadian economy.

This is intended to lead to greater participation by Aboriginal peoples in the Canadian economy through: planned and integrated economic development activities; the identification of economic and business opportunities; investment in economic infrastructure; the creation and expansion of viable businesses; and investments and partnerships in economic and resource opportunities. This strategic approach to making investments in Aboriginal economic development will also lead to the alignment of project planning cycles across the federal government, with the intent of maximizing the results of federal investments and minimizing the duplication of efforts and overlap in federal programming.

Further, planned use of existing program resources will facilitate the levering of non-federal investments in projects. DIAND or SPI partners may consider negotiating fixed or flexible contribution funding arrangements with eligible recipients as appropriate. Preference will be given to initiatives for which at least one third of funding financial and in-kind contributions is sourced from non-federal project participants.

Ineligible initiatives under the SPI include: community infrastructure development not related to economic development initiatives such as public office buildings, recreation and friendship centres, gaming houses, and public halls; ongoing operating costs of Aboriginal organizations; or other initiatives that do not result in an economic benefit to Aboriginal people. Federal departments and agencies will collaborate with Aboriginal stakeholders to pursue strategic approaches to investment in identified sector specific economic opportunities to enable Aboriginal Canadians to fully participate in and benefit from those opportunities.

In collaboration with Aboriginal stakeholders, federal partners will develop and implement informed and comprehensive strategies that are responsive to identified needs and that will assist communities to achieve their economic interests. Eligible expenditures will be those that, in the opinion of the Partners, are required to carry out the project. Eligible expenditures include, but are not limited to: the costs of engaging consultants and other qualified professionals; technical services; training and skills development; costs of infrastructure development including costs related to the planning, design, construction or repair; capital costs; machinery and equipment; operating costs; salaries and wages and benefits; travel, including accommodation, meals, and allowances; conferences, workshops and meetings related to Aboriginal Canadians achieving their economic interests; and any other cost which the partners deem reasonable and required to complete the project.

Contributions under these terms and conditions will be determined based on the minimum level required to ensure that the project proceeds in the time-frame, scope and location proposed and that the project furthers the attainment of the stated program objectives and expected results. The assessment of the required level of assistance will take into consideration the total government assistance federal, provincial and municipal assistance towards the eligible costs supported by the contribution.

This includes assistance such as all grants and contributions being considered, implicit subsidies, forgivable loans, investment tax credits and any other grant or contribution. The government stacking rule will apply to this program. In no instances will the total government assistance be allowed to exceed the eligible costs.

Furthermore, the contribution agreements will contain a continuing disclosure obligation for the duration of the agreements concerning other government assistance. Annual financial reporting shall show all sources of funding received. Contribution agreements will provide for the right of the Minister to reduce the contribution to the extent of any additional government assistance received by the recipient or require the recipient to repay the excess and the amount requested would constitute a debt due to the Crown and will be recovered as such.

Failure to disclose the information on other government assistance would constitute a default. Interest charges, as defined in the Interest and Administrative Charges Regulations, will be applied to overdue amounts. Contribution amounts related to Strategic Partnerships Initiative projects will be determined at the working group level through the collaborative work planning process involving Aboriginal stakeholders and federal departments.

The contribution amounts will be determined based on a due diligence assessment of the reasonable costs to undertake the activities identified in the work plan, the need for federal funding, and the potential benefits to be accrued. Where payment is based on a claim for costs incurred, each claim is to be accompanied by a brief report of the work completed and details of all costs being claimed and shall be substantiated by such documents as are satisfactory to the lead partner.

A holdback of a portion of any payment under a contribution funding arrangement will be realized when deemed appropriate based on the risk of non-performance or overpayment. Where it is essential to the achievement of the program objectives and specifically provided for in the funding arrangement, advance payments may be made in accordance with the cash management provisions of the Directive on Transfer Payments.

Instead, recipients are to be advised in the funding arrangement that DIAND may withhold funding otherwise payable for non-receipt of annual audited financial statements and other reports. This includes:. These criteria will be communicated to recipients collectively by federal partners. This will enable the recipient to make only one application to all federal partners that will address all relevant application requirements.

Nault was asked if the people can stop his process. Show me more process. All these excuses. One former chief has a few ideas that he thinks could fix a lot of the limitations of the Indian Act. He explained each of the four institutions that he would like to see created by the proposed Financial Institutions Act. That issue scares many chiefs because their people have tax exempt status by virtue of Section 87 of the Indian Act. As a chief, Jules succeeded in taxing non-Native entities that operated on his traditional territory and he believes other First Nations can do the same.

Not only those that are involved in real property tax but those that have treaty land entitlements, treaty settlements and the like. And also, the billion dollars that the federal government spends on infrastructure—we should be able to lever that, turn it into a lot more resources for our communities and thereby build in the kinds of infrastructure that our communities sorely need.

The federal government drafted the financial institutions legislation, working in tandem with the AFN. But neither the government nor the AFN has formally approved it.